What are you canning now?

[~*B*~]

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someone stole the pears from my tree

i was so looking forward to cannng them.

 

[chicks4kids]

~*B*~ :

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someone stole the pears from my tree

i was so looking forward to cannng them.

That is just the beginning of the theft...sad to say...sorry to hear it!​

 

[ozark hen]

My dd and I went to a local vineyard this morning and had a tour and picked grapes and got a lesson of how to make my own jelly from the grapes we picked. We picked about 22 pounds and the lady(she liked us LOL)charged us for fifteen pounds...a dollar a pound was her going rate!

She told me how to hand squeeze the grapes, some folks stomp them...not here though...

so tomorrow I am going to give it a try. The grapes are Sayvol, I think that was the spelling of them. I had never tasted them before and they were amazing and will make up a pretty pale green jelly. I will post pics if it works. LOL

 

[ozark hen]

someone stole the pears from my tree

i was so looking forward to cannng them

You are kidding!! How can someone do that?? I would give a person something if they needed it but to steal it is unthinkable!!

 

[Dragonfly Ranch]

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You are kidding!! How can someone do that?? I would give a person something if they needed it but to steal it is unthinkable!!

That's awful - people just floor me! I'm sorry you will not get to enjoy them.

Sandee

 

[ozark hen]

I just made up five half pints of Seyval grape jelly..not sure it will set. I found the recipe for the second jam... 8 half pints of Huckleberry jam after I tried making the Seyvol jelly. but one is a jelly and one is a jam. Still needing a recipe for Seyval jelly if anyone can help me? Or give me a recipe that you use for squishing the grapes and making up jelly?? thanks

 

[ozark hen]

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I forgot to add....they have bitter seeds

 

[insiderart]

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I forgot to add....they have bitter seeds

Hmm, I don't know if the seeds in the grapes I processed were bitter or not!

 

[ozark hen]

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I forgot to add....they have bitter seeds

Hmm, I don't know if the seeds in the grapes I processed were bitter or not!

The lady at the vineyard told me not to use the seeds as there was something in them. these are high quality wine making grapes, LOL. I am not making wine but want to make jelly from them. I know how to separate the seeds and pulp but not sure as to how to make up the jelly. Do I use the reg. recipe for grape jelly from the juice? that is what I tried this morning but it still hasn't set up. I put Sure Jel in them. Maybe I need to wait longer?? I just went on line and found a recipe for making jelly from seeded grapes, the separation, etc. but it doesn't call for pectin nor does it let you boil the juice? I guess I will just experiment and see what happens here. LOL

 

[Opa]

A few days ago I made apple butter and today I made peach jam and preserves.

Thirty years ago I bought a Sauce Master/Victorio mesh strainer http://www.preparedpantry.com/victorio-mesh-strainer.aspx and it was probably one of the best investments I've ever made. Makes tomato sauce making a piece of cake and there is a grape spiral removing skins and seeds. I'd highly recommend getting one. I use mine for making apple sauce, tomato sauce, seed free jellies, stringless pumpkin.